I often make a simple chocolate mousse with avocado and banana as a base, but as delicious as it is, those who dislike bananas (strange people – ha ha!!) won’t go near it!!

Here is a banana-free option. It uses coconut milk instead.

The only down side to this is that unless you are blessed enough to live in a country where you have a ready supply of fresh coconuts, you have to rely on tins or cartons of the stuff. Tins are coated with BPA (a big NO-NO if you want to be mega healthy), and cartons often include other ingredients, such as agave syrup (another big NO-NO in my humble opinion).

This isn’t going to be a daily dish, more of a treat, so I shall park concerns for the moment. If anyone knows of a good tinned / carton coconut milk, without hidden extras, please do tell me. I would love to hear from you 😊

This recipe is nut-free and dairy-free but NOT vegan (though could be made so, by substituting for the honey)

Ingredients

·1 large avocado

·2/3 cup coconut milk

·3 tablespoons raw cacao powder

·Pinch of Himalayan salt

·1 tablespoon raw honey (I used Chestnut)

·1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence

Method

·Blend everything in the Vitamix and serve. Even better if you have a spare hour or two, put in the fridge to allow the flavours to meld.